David Lynch’s Dune might just be the ultimate “what if?” movie, especially in a world where Denis Villeneuve’s take is the biggest film at the box office right now. So when you get unseen creepy baby talk uncovered for the first time in decades, by god, you take it. Check out that, why Oscar-winner Godzilla Minus One isn’t in theaters anymore, and Jennifer Lopez doing Titanfall in our top stories of the week! — James Whitbrook
David Lynch’s 1984 Dune was the eccentric auteur’s take on Frank Herbert’s “unfilmable” classic science fiction book series. It was divisive but became a cult film nonetheless, and stars Kyle Machlachlan, Patrick Stewart, Max von Sydow, and Linda Hunt. – Sabina Graves Read More
When you think of the most important people in Star Trek history, in terms of actors at least you might look to the legacies of people like William Shatner or Patrick Stewart. But the real answer to that question is probably Jonathan Frakes, who has been a part of pretty much all televised Trek since the ‘70s—and when Discovery ends in a few months, it’ll break the trend of his influence, at least in front of the camera. – James Whitbrook Read More
The first teaser for Netflix’s Atlas is giving major Titanfall vibes… except starring Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Brad Peyton, the sci-fi action film brings us Lopez in bombastic badass mode—clad in a mech suit as she jumps right into battle against the futuristic, war-torn backdrop of an unknown dystopia. It’s very reminiscent of Titanfall’s mech suit fights and parkour stunts around sci-fi cities in the video games. – Sabina Graves Read More
Remember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an end at the beginning of the decade, X-Books found themselves even more ascendant than ever, and X-Men: The Animated Series catapulted mutantkind to even greater heights of awareness. The ‘90s were truly the X-Men’s time, and with X-Men ‘97, Marvel really, really, really hopes you’ll make it their time again. – James Whitbrook Read More
Star Wars products love a theme moment—Force Friday, Triple Force Friday, whatever the Force Friday equivalent for Rogue One was called. Maybe they just love Fridays, but now Lucasfilm and its merch partners are capitalizing on a whole month to sell you things, with a specific villainous twist. – James Whitbrook Read More
Outer Range’s first season felt initially like a Yellowstone riff. But as the Prime Video series progressed, it became extremely clear that this Western—starring Josh Brolin, Lili Taylor, Imogen Poots, and an ominous giant hole—was heading in a much freakier direction. It sounds like season two will be leaning even more into that weirdness… but a bit less confusingly so. – Cheryl Eddy Read More
Just when you thought Morbin’ Time couldn’t get better, Michael Keaton has put a cherry on top. At the end of Morbius, 2022’s campy Spider-Man adjacent film, the iconic actor makes a brief, seemingly non-sensical cameo, reprising his role from 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. The implication was some kind of integration between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Sony Spider-Verse, or so we believed. – Germain Lussier Read More
